Recipes

Bird Seed Hanging Feeder Want to attract more birds to your garden? Here is an easy and quick recipe to whip up in the kitchen and hang in your favourite tree. Make a cup of coffee and watch your feathered friends come to visit. Ingredients 2 x 50g gelatine packets 250ml water 2 or 3 cups of bird seed Oil ... Read More »

Fig & Blue Vein Cheese Starter This quick starter takes no time to prepare when guests are about to arrive. The combined fresh flavour of the fig and strong sharp tang of the Blue Vein cheese make it perfect also to serve after the main course. STEPS 1. On halved figs, top with a wedge of blue cheese and roasted ... Read More »

If you are a sucker for anything citrus, you HAVE to try this recipe. It is ‘oh soooooo delicious’ you will just want to eat it by the spoon full. Lovely served on bite sized baked biscuit bases or spread on toast, Valda’s Lemon Butter can not be surpassed. This recipe is shared by our magazine reader Carolyn, who share’s with ... Read More »

If you love a little bakery treat (who doesn’t enjoy fresh baked goods – yum), you maybe pleasantly surprised at how easy it is to make your own berry danishes at home. The best thing about home baked berry danish is, you can significantly decrease the amount of sugar used, whilst increasing the berry filling. Berries in general are quite sweet ... Read More »

If you have a fig tree in the garden, you will know first hand how much fruit can ripen all at one time. As figs become over ripe quite quickly, they do need to be consumed within a few days of harvesting. Aside from eating them ‘raw’, there are a number of delicious preserve options you might not have considered. One ... Read More »

There is nothing more charming than enjoying a glass of bubble and a cucumber sandwich, whilst in good company. A rather ‘English Tradition’, the humble cucumber sandwich is a wonderful light snack and in era of Downton Abbey, enjoyed in company during a game of cricket. This recipe is a twist on the traditional cucumber sandwich, with the added culinary delight of ... Read More »

Summer Gem Salad is a quick, simple and tasty summer pasta salad that has the added bonus of costing under $2.50 per serve! Enjoy your home grown sweet corn, snow peas and capsicum in a salad hand crafted to draw out their flavour. Many thanks to Dana Flannery from Talk About Creative for this delicious summer salad recipe. Read More »